Life changes us.

About Me

I wake up thinking about art. My passions are light, sunshine, colors. Now that I am retired and no longer spend my daylight hours in the library - I play in my garden and make art in my studio.
My grown family is happy that I am so absorbed and find my retired life so rich and full.
Family, friends, pets, art, plants, music, healthy eating and fresh air. Those are the key ingredients to make my life so satisfying. I use this as a personal journal, so blog is a mixed bag. To see images of my other mixed media works go to http://www.picturetrail.com/artsngardens

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Monday, August 8, 2016

Breakfast with Theodore Earl Butler 1891

His painting Church in Giverney is my inspiration this am. His impressionist style oil painting has a new look in watercolor sketch. All those little brush or palette knife strokes of many colors just cant be captured in this small format. But I like the composition. I had never heard of this artist before. Found a picture of this painting in American Art Review Dec 2004 p. 9.